At the beginning of this week, the Korean carmaker Hyundai has revealed the price tag for the upcoming 2013 Santa Fe Sport, which in North America carries a starting price of $24,450, without taking into account the delivery and handling fee that adds another $825 to the car’s final price tag. This money will get you the entry-level version offered in the FWD layout with a 4-cylinder 2.4-liter engine that is capable of producing 190 hp, allowing the car to return 23 mpg in the city, 33 mpg on the highway and 26 mpg in the combined cycle. It is important to mention that the Santa Fe Sport refers to the five-seater model, while the seven-seater version with the extended wheelbase is marketed simply as the Santa Fe.
Customers can also get the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport with a more powerful engine in the form of a 4-cylinder 2.0-liter turbocharged unit with 264 hp and a peak torque of 269 lb.-ft. With this engine, the vehicle will return an EPA-estimated 22 mpg city / 31 mpg highway / 25 mpg combined. The cheapest model with this engine costs $27,700, without the delivery & handling fee and refers to the front-wheel drive model.
As standard, regardless of the version chosen, the new 2013MY Hyundai Santa Fe Sport comes with a six-speed manual gearbox, while those who want the all-wheel drive setup will have to pay an extra $1,750. The model equipped with the aforementioned 2.4-liter engine comes with 17-inch alloy wheels, front / side / curtain / driver’s knee airbags, Hill-start Assist Control & Downhill Brake Control, remote keyless entry system with alarm, LED brake & headlight accents, power doors and windows, a six-speaker audio system with Bluetooth hands free and an air conditioning system.
The Santa Fe Sport with the turbocharged engine rides on larger 19-inch alloys and is offered with chrome exhaust pipes, electroluminescent gauge cluster with color LCD trip computer and a push button start.
Source: Hyundai
